Chromodoris mandapamensis

About this species

Chromodoris mandapamensis is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 3 records
March: 5 records
April: 4 records
May: 16 records
June: 5 records
July: 18 records
August: 15 records
September: 7 records
October: 11 records
November: 1 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 17–17 m · Deepest record: 17 m

10–20 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 10 records

Photos

(c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Goniobranchus mandapamensis

Similar species

Anna's Chromodoris
Chromodoris annae
Chromodoris colemani
Elisabeth's Chromodoris
Chromodoris elisabethina
Pyjama Rainbow Dorid
Chromodoris lochi
Magnificent Chromodoris
Chromodoris magnifica
Oriental Sea Slug
Chromodoris orientalis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
39 open-data records from 1998 to 2021.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.